Saint-Avertin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters at 4 km from Saint-Avertin

Visit Saint-Avertin: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Avertin is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Avertin in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters at 4 km and Tours at 4 km.

Saint-Avertin, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 4 km (direction north-west)

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a...

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

Tours

at 4 km (direction north-west)

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval...

See Tours guide

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 16 km (direction west)

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is...

See Chateau de Villandry guide

Amboise

at 19 km (direction east)

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will...

See Amboise guide

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 20 km (direction east)

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely...

See Chateau d'Amboise guide

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 21 km (direction east)

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you...

See Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise guide

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 21 km (direction east)

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance...

See Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard guide

Azay-le-Rideau

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also...

See Azay-le-Rideau guide

Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is...

See Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau guide

Langeais

at 25 km (direction west)

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known...

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 25 km (direction west)

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and...

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 26 km (direction east)

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and...

See Chateau de Chenonceau guide

Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction south-west)

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village...

See Crissay-sur-Manse guide

Loches

at 35 km (direction south-east)

Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place...

See Loches guide

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Avertin

Markets in and near Saint-Avertin

Market days in Saint-Avertin: weekly market: Wednesday & Friday;

• Saint-Avertin: market Wednesday & Friday (0km)
• Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (3km)
• Chambray-les-Tours: market Thursday & Sunday (3km)
• Joue-les-Tours: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (5km)
• La Riche: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire: market Thursday (8km)
• Montbazon: market Tuesday (9km)
• Ballan-Mire: market Sunday & Friday (9km)
• Esvres: market Saturday (10km)

More information about Saint-Avertin, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Saint-Avertin, France

What to do at Saint-Avertin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Avertin.

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (14km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (30km)
• Montresor (43km)
• Lavardin (43km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (4km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (23km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loches (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (4km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (6km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (15km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (16km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (23km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (26km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (36km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (42km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (43km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (44km)
• Parc de Lathan (44km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Amboise (20km)
• Chinon (42km)
• Richelieu (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Tours (4km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (6km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (26km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Avertin is in the eastern-center of France at 4 kilometres from Tours, the department capital (general information: Saint-Avertin is 205 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ports such as Caen and Le Havre (about 3-4 hours drive from here) or fly into Paris and drive south from there. For driving distances to Saint-Avertin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chambray-les-Tours, Joue-les-Tours, La Riche, La Ville-Aux-Dames, Larcay, Rochecorbon, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps, Tours, Veretz and Vouvray.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Avertin

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